The Ace of Aces (original title L'As des as) is a 1982 French-German adventure comedy directed by Gérard Oury. Jean-Paul Belmondo appears as Jo Cavalier, a trainer of French boxing team on 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and former World War I fighter ace. On the way to Nazi Germany he befriends a Jewish boy and later decides to help him and his family.

The following weapons were used in the film The Ace of Aces (L'As des as):

Rifles

Lebel Mle 1886

During 1916 sequence Lebel Mle 1886 rifles are seen in hands of French soldiers.

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm

French soldiers with Lebel rifles watch air battle.

They greet the victory of French ace.

Karabiner 98k

Karabiner 98k rifles are seen in hands of German soldiers both in 1916 (anachronistically) and in 1936.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

German soldiers watch air battle.

Guards in Hitler's Berghof residence.

German soldiers greet Hitler's car on German-Austrian border.

Machine Guns

Lewis (visually modified)

During the air battle in the opening scene both Jo Cavalier's (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Gunther von Beckman's (Frank Hoffmann) fighter planes are armed with two synchronised machine guns. These machine guns appear to be aircraft version of Lewis with 97-round magazines, visually modified to resemble Vickers in case of Cavalier's S.E.5 and Parabellum MG14 in case of von Beckman's Fokker Dr.I (both planes are flying replicas).

Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British

97-round magazine

Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun

Parabellum MG14 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Cavalier attacks.

A close view of a magazine on Cavalier's plane.

Cavalier fires.

Von Beckman in his Dr.I triplane.

Von Beckman is in good mood when Cavalier's plane seems to be shot down.